CHRISTMAS PARTY FJC-TALON
It has been my third year being one of the facilitators of the FJC Talon. We have celebrated two Christmas parties together. However, this year I would say it was quite a different one. It’s because we have celebrated Christmas party together with the FJC Maymangga and the Altar servers. It never happened before. This I think becomes a step towards unity in the different areas of leadership of the said groups.
Last 20th of December was the fulfillment of the much awaited event of the Father Jordan Children. It was the day of our Christmas party with all the hard-work of the different people involved. The party was well planned for the FJC members. The program was opened by a prayer to remind ourselves that Christmas is the manifestation of the love of God to us. He sent His only Son for us as the experience of his love.
On the one hand, the party wouldn’t be lively if there were no games being initiated. So the facilitators conducted different kind of games that all the children participated. There were presentations as well coming from the different groups to show case their hidden talents. On the other hand, Christmas is all about giving. Since we have received so much from the Lord we were also called to share what we received in various ways. We thanked God for sending instruments to us for sharing their generosity, our beloved benefactors, who tirelessly and unceasingly extending their blessings. We also thanked Fr. Adam and Fr. Hermann for their continuous support for the children. To the facilitators of the different groups who worked hard preparing such event. It served as a realization for us that sacrificing and giving ourselves to become a blessing for others were the very essence of Christmas.
We concluded the program by distributing gifts to the participants. None of them went home with nothing. I could only see the beautiful smile of the children that also spoke to me about my childhood. I could feel their joy deep inside of them. I may never fully fathom what is that enigmatic joy all about. Nevertheless, I could only think of one. It was the reality of joy brought about by our Lord to each and everyone of us. Not a superficial joy, but rather a genuine joy.
